FfFfFfFF 58,119 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 It turns out getting beheaded doesn't mean automatic death for every animal. Researchers discovered that two species of sea slugs, Elysia cf. marginata and Elysia atroviridis, can regrow their body after cutting off their own head, according to a study published Monday in Current Biology. Some animals like these sacoglossan slugs, also known as sap-sucking sea slugs, can autotomize, which is when an animal sheds a body part voluntarily, said study author Sayaka Mitoh. The process, from shedding all of itself below the neck to regrowing a new body, took less than a month, in an extreme example of a process known as autotomy. Mitoh isn't sure how the slugs can live without some of their vital organs, "but they can live without a heart probably because their heads are small" and can intake oxygen from their body's surface. Source: 1, 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaplayer315 14,668 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 When will the countess?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessionalClown 10,647 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Goals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borisapillar 10,128 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Instagram is really destroying civilization. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo 82,283 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 I love me some slimy head Hottie Detector Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Mess 1,393 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Highlander is seething rn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvia Browne 2,719 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 19 minutes ago, Kimmo said: I love me some slimy head You are chaotic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartz 12,762 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 21 minutes ago, Kimmo said: I love me some slimy head Me too! I can't believe a topic about headless slugs became sexual way too fast. GGD is such a fascinating place lol Inside, we are really made the same. 🕊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo 82,283 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 1 minute ago, CubbyGaga said: You are chaotic Just now, Quartz said: Me too! I can't believe a topic about headless slugs became sexual way too fast. GGD is such a fascinating place lol Call me Chaotica Hottie Detector Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 78,930 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 35 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: “they can live without a heart probably because their heads are small" idk why this is so funny to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 no thank you ma'am Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venuspop 807 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 not sure how i feel about this but, work rocket number 9 take off to the planet 🚀 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,035 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Wait, isn't this taught in biology clas tho? I remember my school at least does during the middle school (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRR 3,996 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 SO you mean to tell me, if I were a slug and dissatisfied with my d*ck size, I could cut my body off and try again? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,035 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Lady Papa said: SO you mean to tell me, if I were a slug and dissatisfied with my d*ck size, I could cut my body off and try again? No, it means your cut off penis can make another you, and they can kill you to be the only one. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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